[Scott from the Left Coast]

Apaches do not go in alone against an entrenched enemy with AA...this is just stupid.

First, it is a wacky assumption that they were going in alone. Nowhere is that stated anywhere in the report. Secondly, Apache's are used to attack enemy armor from the rear of the enemy's position, while that armor is moving toward or facing our own front. They are meant to take AA hits, they are designed to be survivable, because it is assumed that they will be moving amongst the enemy's rear, where AA positions are to be found.

[Stavka2]

Apaches don't attack an attacking tank force from behind, they attack from behind a terrain feature. They hover behind a rise while recon choppers, Baby Bells, scout out enemy formations...Longbows do this with built in radar. They then pop up long enough to target, lock on and release, at which point they hide back down. When ammunition is down or the enemy is to close, they scoot back behind the friendly armor.